CVE-2002-1516

CVE-2002-1516 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting rpcbind in SGI IRIX systems when the -w command line switch is enabled. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files, leading to potential compromise of system integrity and confidentiality. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, allowing for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.